Moon, Niall O;
Henstridge-Blows, Jemima R;
Sprecher, Eva A;
Thomas, Elizabeth;
Byfield, Amy;
McGrane, John;
(2023)
‘Godrevy Project’: virtual reality for symptom control and well-being in oncology and palliative care – a non-randomised pre-post interventional trial.
BMJ Oncology
, 2
(1)
, Article e000160. 10.1136/bmjonc-2023-000160.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The ‘Godrevy Project’ is an interventional trial designed to determine the effectiveness of immersive virtual reality (VR) on the holistic symptom control and well-being in oncology and palliative care patients. The primary objective of this study was to determine whether VR changed the revised Edmonton Symptom and Assessment System (ESAS-r) score representing an effective improvement in symptom control and well-being. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This study reports on 60 participants recruited from hospital inpatient oncology and palliative care lists, to participate in an unblinded, VR intervention. Participants were included aged >18 years with a diagnosis of cancer, receiving inpatient treatment of systemic anticancer therapy. Impact evaluation on symptoms was measured using the ESAS-r pre-VR and post-VR intervention. For ethical reasons, participants were not randomised. RESULTS: From the 60 inpatients recruited, 58 participants were included for analysis. Participants recruited were aged 19–84 years with female (58%) and male (42%) participation. The primary outcome of the study demonstrated significant improvement in ESAS-r scores for symptoms and well-being. Total ESAS-r scores showed an improvement of 42% compared with baseline, with well-being ESAS-r scores improving 51%. The most common side effect was drowsiness. There were no adverse events related to study participation. CONCLUSION: The ‘Godrevy Project’ successfully demonstrates the feasible, effective use of VR on symptom control and well-being in oncology and palliative care patients. This study demonstrates VR as an effective, patient controlled, non-pharmacological intervention without significant side effects. This interventional trial is well placed to support future research and improve clinical practice. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT04821466.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | ‘Godrevy Project’: virtual reality for symptom control and well-being in oncology and palliative care – a non-randomised pre-post interventional trial |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjonc-2023-000160 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjonc-2023-000160 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © Author(s) (or their employer[s]) 2023. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184523 |
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